Texas 2023 - 88th 2nd C.S.

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 15
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Kaye Goolsby
5	5	WHEREAS, Residents of Katy lost an admired civic leader
6	6	with the passing of Karon Kaye Tinsley Goolsby on June 19, 2023,
7	7	at the age of 73; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The daughter of Harold Tulsa "Tip" Tinsley and
9	9	Sarah Johnette "Pete" Tinsley, the former Kaye Tinsley was born
10	10	in Ruston, Louisiana, on April 3, 1950; she completed her
11	11	bachelor's degree in business administration at Louisiana Tech
12	12	University and married her college sweetheart, Gary B. Goolsby,
13	13	on April 26, 1975; after living briefly in Houston, they settled
14	14	in Katy in 1977; they became the proud parents of a son, Greg, and
15	15	Mrs. Goolsby supported him in all his activities; she served at
16	16	his schools in numerous capacities, from PTA officer to varsity
17	17	football coordinator, and then benefited the entire Katy
18	18	Independent School District as a member of its PTA Council and
19	19	Partners in Education Advisory Board; she was also a member of
20	20	the advisory team for Taylor High School, and alongside her
21	21	husband, she became a Keystone Investor in the Katy ISD Education
22	22	Foundation; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Mrs. Goolsby gave generously of her time and
24	24	talents to numerous organizations, among them the Memorial
25	25	Parkway Community Association, Houston Junior Forum, and the
26	26	Business Steering Committee for Houston Community College; she
27	27	chaired the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs
28	28	Committee and led the chamber's Katy Day event during three
29	29	legislative sessions; long active in the Republican Party, she
30	30	provided invaluable expertise to countless successful campaigns
31	31	at the local, state, and national levels; she held a variety of
32	32	key positions in such organizations as the Mason Creek Republican
33	33	Women, West Houston Republican Women, and Greater Katy Area
34	34	Republicans, and she was highly involved in the Texas Federation
35	35	of Republican Women; eventually, she took prominent roles in the
36	36	National Federation of Republican Women; she was honored in 2011
37	37	as one of the Top Ten Republican Women in Texas; along the way,
38	38	she combined her passion for education and politics by arranging
39	39	for students to meet public officials, making school
40	40	presentations on the democratic system, and judging mock
41	41	congressional hearings; and
42	42	WHEREAS, For over 40 years, Mrs. Goolsby was a pillar of
43	43	First United Methodist Church of Katy, and she became its first
44	44	female lay leader; above all, she was devoted to her family,
45	45	which grew to include two treasured grandchildren, Preston and
46	46	Avery; and
47	47	WHEREAS, The life of Kaye Goolsby stands as an inspiring
48	48	example of civic engagement, and her contributions will be
49	49	remembered and admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it
50	50	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
51	51	Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
52	52	of Kaye Goolsby and extend sincere condolences to her family and
53	53	many friends; and, be it further
54	54	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
55	55	prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
56	56	this day, it do so in memory of Karon Kaye Tinsley Goolsby.
57	57	Kolkhorst, Huffman
58	58	________________________________
59	59	President of the Senate
60	60	I hereby certify that the
61	61	above Resolution was adopted by
62	62	the Senate on July 7, 2023, by a
63	63	rising vote.
64	64	________________________________
65	65	Secretary of the Senate
66	66	________________________________
67	67	Member, Texas Senate
68	68	________________________________
69	69	Member, Texas Senate